title: Re-ablement for home care.
abstract: We can learn much from the evaluation (SPRU & PSSRU, 2010) of short-term re-ablement interventions within home care settings as a means of promoting effective care in the home and reducing the need for long-term support. These services are generally provided by local authorities as part of adult social care provision with a focus upon promoting self-care skills and rebuilding confidence. Many of these schemes began as initiatives to manage people being discharged home from hospital or recovering from an illness or accident - just the same group who form a significant part of community nursing caseloads.
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: While
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012648:Self Care; D006113:United Kingdom